🧭 Lesson Objective

1️⃣ Add Leg Y Movement
2️⃣ Add Leg X Movement
3️⃣ Add Physics to the Thighs

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🎯 Lesson Quests

🚩 Quest 1: Leg Y
🚩 Quest 2: Leg X
🚩 Quest 3: Thigh Physics

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🚩 Quest 1: Leg Y

Before we begin deforming, we’ll add a reference line to help us maintain foot alignment during movement.

➕ Add a Horizontal Guide

Right-click just below the tip of the foot and select:
Guide > Add Horizontal Line
This will place a guide where you clicked — use it to help keep your foot position consistent.

🦵 Now let’s rig Leg Y using Body Y Augment

• Upward Movement: Slightly bend the knee outward.
• Downward Movement: Bend the knee inward.
  Keep the foot as close to the horizontal line as possible for realism!

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🚩 Quest 2: Leg X

This one follows the same process you're used to!
Add keyforms for your Body X Augment parameter, and move the leg side-to-side naturally.

Adjust the knee to shift weight and keep the foot grounded — make sure the motion matches the torso!

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🚩 Quest 3: Thigh Physics

New Blend Shape Parameters!

(Remember when you Reflect the leg, you will need to reflect the X Blend Shapes!)

I added all the physics parameters onto this deformer. You could split them if you'd like.

Thigh X1 & Thigh X2

Shake the thighs left and right

Thigh Y1 & Thigh Y2

Shake the thighs up and down

My Physics for both X and Y groups! Feel free to experiment:

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📦 Study File

Level 6 – Stage 4 | Study File

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🏁 End of Level 6 – Stage 4 | Leg XY & Leg Stepping

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